I recently went from wired to 802.11g. However, it wasn't without a struggle. I did a good deal of research but still got suckered into buying a Broadcom-based card only supported in Windows. As it turns out, Broadcom doesn't support Linux well (Or at all, in this case). To add to the confusion, most of the cards that I checked out that had once boasted Linux compatibility had been 'upgraded' to use a Broadcom chip. Even 802.11b hardware that used the supported Prism2 chipset is damn near impossible to find these days as much of it has been changed over to use cheaper hardware (Not necessarily Broadcom, but other non-supported brands as well). Model names / numbers are virtually the same as they were before. It's basically like searching for a PCI non-Winmodem these days.
My advice: Go with a nice ethernet bridge and don't get burned by bad / non-existent drivers. I ended up with a Linksys WET54G, which just so happened to be reviewed by THG [tomshardware.com] earlier. It works flawlessly after I plugged it into my NIC under Linux. It also leaves my options open for other OSes that don't even have as much support as Linux. So long as your network card works (And interconnects via RJ45), you'll have a reliable wireless connection using the bridge. Not only that, but it has a configurator accessable through any web browser, much like their routers. This means configuring the bridge for use with encryption and such will work the same on Windows, Linux, MacOS, etc.
Only problem is they're a bit expensive (Roughly $130). if you don't use Windows full time, it's worth every penny.
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Something is still terribly wrong here.
Too long. Didn't read.
You need a job. Scratch that. You need a real job. Also, I've never seen you complete step #2. That is all.
Gnna eats my testicizclez.
THis fp sucks.
Just don't squish any ants.
Quit riding in the wake of our beloved Penis Bird Guy, you fucking pansy!
+5, Funny
Everytime we mention gnna, those little flamers get hard-ons. Ignore the problem, and it will dissolve.
At least you're earlier than the rest of those gnna faggots.
I fail to make sense of that post.
I love that slut.
Let's eat shit together and smear the left-overs upon our breasts.
You fags should be proud I even mention your shitty acronym.
1st.
Worst. Troll. Ever.
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oh, firsty.
Rawk cawk?
GNAA 4 lyfe. nikka.
The online hackers are breaking the internets today.
Can we inject these lame first posts with just a bit of creativity? Can we? Huh? Huh?
What the fuck are you thinking? Don't read that shit.
Too bad 'ol George Dubya wants us to celebrate our 'victory' in Iraq. This joke has gone too far.
I recently went from wired to 802.11g. However, it wasn't without a struggle. I did a good deal of research but still got suckered into buying a Broadcom-based card only supported in Windows. As it turns out, Broadcom doesn't support Linux well (Or at all, in this case). To add to the confusion, most of the cards that I checked out that had once boasted Linux compatibility had been 'upgraded' to use a Broadcom chip. Even 802.11b hardware that used the supported Prism2 chipset is damn near impossible to find these days as much of it has been changed over to use cheaper hardware (Not necessarily Broadcom, but other non-supported brands as well). Model names / numbers are virtually the same as they were before. It's basically like searching for a PCI non-Winmodem these days.
My advice: Go with a nice ethernet bridge and don't get burned by bad / non-existent drivers. I ended up with a Linksys WET54G, which just so happened to be reviewed by THG [tomshardware.com] earlier. It works flawlessly after I plugged it into my NIC under Linux. It also leaves my options open for other OSes that don't even have as much support as Linux. So long as your network card works (And interconnects via RJ45), you'll have a reliable wireless connection using the bridge. Not only that, but it has a configurator accessable through any web browser, much like their routers. This means configuring the bridge for use with encryption and such will work the same on Windows, Linux, MacOS, etc.
Only problem is they're a bit expensive (Roughly $130). if you don't use Windows full time, it's worth every penny.
agreed
FTM can beat the rush and see FP!